GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| historic | historical |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |